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A 3.5-day sprint, highlighted superflously at Flamingo with Las Vegas newcomers

Posted 12 hours, 2 minutes ago in The Kats Report

I can just imagine how Dad feels tonight. I’m still whipped, but he must feel worse. He’s old enough to be my father. We kicked it up pretty aggressively here over the past 3.5 days, and when I heard from him earlier this evening he was back at his business, the fabulous Lava Hot Springs Inn, making sure the water was still a-bubble and distributing the dozen silver “Welcome to ...

Horsford: No taxes now, but tax reform later

Posted 12 hours, 37 minutes ago in Politics: Ralston's Flash

That was the gist of Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford’s response to Gov. Jim Gibbons’ State of the State: Good evening and thank you for listening. I’d like to speak to you for a few minutes not solely as Majority Leader of the State Senate but as a Nevadan, a husband and father of three young children. We just heard from the Governor what WE know all too well. Our ...

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Ken Korach is the radio play-by-play man for the Oakland A’s. The Henderson resident’s broadcast career also has included stints with the Chicago White Sox, Las Vegas Stars and UNLV football and basketball. He will write occasionally from the road during the A’s season. (RSS Feed)

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Horsford: No taxes now, but tax reform later (Posted 12 hours, 37 minutes ago)
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